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AngelKissed857, BSN, RN · Jun 9, 2018

If you're grades were that poor, do you want to submit those grades?

Davismi · Jun 9, 2018

If you have a bad transcript previously how does it affect the chance s of rn-bsn-msn programs. How do they evaluate the transcript

Davismi · Jun 9, 2018

I don't but do they require me to submit them

Wiggly Litchi · Jun 9, 2018

Varies from school to school - the only ones who can accurately answer this are schools you want to apply to.

AngelKissed857, BSN, RN · Jun 9, 2018

Before doing so, all your old schools if they offer "fresh start" or an "academic renewal". The old grades get wiped out if they do.

Silverdragon102, BSN · Jun 9, 2018

Threads merged

bitter_betsy, BSN · Jun 9, 2018

I moved a LOT before I finished my first degree. When I apply to nursing school, I will be sending in 7 transcripts. The school that I am applying to has a zero forgiveness policy. They add up EVERY class you have taken (even the courses I took in high school over 25 years ago for college credit where I had an english teacher that had it out for me and wouldn't give me an A based on principle because she didn't think one person in our class deserved an A). The D I got in Chemistry when I missed the drop date because I was too involved as the "Queen" of my city and the number of Cs I got just because I was young, living on my own, working full time and hadn't figured out how to juggle all that plus the emotional trauma from my family who chose to toss me out on my own in the first place. Fast forward a BUNCH of years - the school I'm applying to requires a 3.8 in pre-reqs and a 3.5 overall for priority admission and use grades as 75% of the criteria for application. I'm sitting at a 4.0 in pre-req and 3.51 overall. This last course before I apply is the hardest course I've ever taken simply because I MUST get an A in order to apply as priority. I don't have second chances with them and a B will knock me down below the priority levels and since grades are so important a B may also knock me out of the running without an opportunity to retake it and get in with the next cohort.

There are other schools here that are ok with "do-overs". They would just take me longer to fill their pre-reqs and one would cost more money.

There are always options. If the school you are at now has a nursing program and doesn't require you to send previous transcripts AND you can get into their program - just stay, work hard and get through it all. If you are only doing pre-reqs there, then start talking to the nursing schools. Figure out where your best chance is and start working towards that schools requirements.

For example - one school required me to re-take statistics. For 6 weeks I was freaking out that I wouldn't get an A because I previously had an A and for the school that I want to apply to now - I didn't need to retake that course for them. A B would have brought not only my overall GPA down but it would have brought down my pre-req GPA down as well. Does that make sense?

Each school will be different. Just call them all and make lists and try to give yourself an opportunity to apply to as many as possible.

Good Luck - its possible. Its just going to require some phone calls (or more likely in person visits) to get it all straightened out.

JY0125, BSN, RN · Jun 11, 2018

Wow, the program you're applying to doesn't require previous transcripts? That's good then!! My program required every single college transcript so that was a hassle during applications. I was young, dumb and stupid right after graduating highschool so my freshman grades weren't that great. But thankfully my program only calculates last 60 unit and science prereq GPA. Phew.

Just do well in your prereq classes and you'll be set. Good luck :)